Gold •153 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 956.60 | -3.60 | -0.37% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.03 | +0.09 | +0.13% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.963 | +0.001 | +0.05% | |
Ethanol •153 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •153 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 153 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 153 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.76 | +0.14 | +0.19% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.041 | -0.001 | -0.03% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.214 | -0.004 | -0.16% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Dan Norcini is a professional off-the-floor commodities trader bringing more than 25 years experience in the markets to provide a trader's insight and commentary on the day's price action. His editorial contributions and supporting technical analysis charts cover a broad range of tradable entities including the precious metals and foreign exchange markets as well as the broader commodity world including the grain and livestock markets. He is a frequent contributor to both Reuters and Dow Jones as a market analyst for the livestock sector and can be on occasion be found as a source in the Wall Street Journal's commodities section. Trader Dan has also been a regular contributor in the past at Jim Sinclair's JS Mineset and King News World as well as may other Precious Metals oriented websites.
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